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I'd like a selection of things to do with done... maybe rewrite the option so it can do any of three things, close program, enter standby, or turn off computer.

 

I don't know many people who turn off their computer more than once in a while, I almost always use standby.

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I never leave mine on when it's not used.... :blink:

 

Neither do I! Which is why Standby is awesome. YOu can leave IE etc. open, and your computer is ready to use after only a few seconds. Power consumption in Standby is something like 10 watts, ie. nothing.

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<cough> I might not be sitting in front of it but its always doing something........ :wink: With 3 other users of the PC in our house its just not worth shutting it down.....

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I like to turn my computer off when it's not being used, like when I'm at work or sleeping.

I don't like letting my computer cook and kick around dust just for the sake of keeping it running. :thumbup:

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Standby/hiber/restart they are all there in 2.3.2.0

 

Never ever used em, handy for some though.

 

Well, slap me down and call me Susan. I never knew standby was in there too. Looks like I'm wrong for the first time since 1976.

 

 

<enter Bart Simpson>

 

 

"I will not suck in a public forum"

"I will not suck in a public forum"

"I will not suck in a public forum"

"I will not suck in a public forum"

"I will not suck in a public forum"

"I will not suck in a public forum"

"I will not suck in a public forum"

"I will not suck in a publ

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Because of the jobs I get faxed to me, my business computer is on 24/7 (I do turn the monitor off when I am not using the computer). The computer I built a few years ago is only turned on when I am using it. The longest that one had been on is around 2 days (except when I was stressing it right after I completed building it).

 

Other than shutdowns for normal maintenance and restarts my business computer has been on for at least the past 7+ years. I do not have it go into standby nor do I have the HD turn off at any time.

 

I consider myself VERY lucky because I have never had any failure other than the ZIP drive and DVD-ROM drive that came with it.

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Well, slap me down and call me Susan. I never knew standby was in there too. Looks like I'm wrong for the first time since 1976.

Susan, I thought you found out later that you had been mistaken about being wrong back then. crazy1no.gif

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That was a good year 1976 "we had an Indian Summer" I was 9 and full of energy.

 

Yeah I know, now I am just full of shit :D

Welcome to the club. :thumbup:

 

 

It's quite a club...and we have a Susan now....=))=))=))=))

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